TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · BURNS BRANCH LEASE · API 42-121-31188 · DISTRICT 7C
Burns Branch #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Burns Branch #3 (API 42-121-31188) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed February 25, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 20, 2001, permitted to 8,548 ft.
It was permitted by Dallas Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cordell, Marble Falls, Viola.
Its lease has reported 14.5K barrels of oil and 630K mcf of gas since February 2002, last reporting volume in December 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dallas Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 143
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett, LLCthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Dallas Production, Inc.Sep 20, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,548
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 2001
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 2002
- completed
- 14.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 630K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2002 THROUGH Dec 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 2002
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Branch G-13-187828 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 14.5K | 630K | Feb 2002 – Dec 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 40 · prior 12 9,621(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Feb 2002 → Aug 2002
- 2Burlington Resources O & G Co LPSep 2002 → Oct 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Nov 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2020
- 5BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513765-99 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Sep 20, 2001 | Sep 20, 2001 | Oct 3, 2001 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2002 | Burns Branch G-13-187828 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing · shut in Jan 1, 2026 | 8,548 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 861 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cordell | 6,113 | -5,252 |
| Marble Falls | 7,335 | -6,474 |
| Viola | 8,472 | -7,611 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,650 | 7,704 | Perforated |
| 8,008 | 8,028 | Perforated |
| 8,174 | 8,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 983 | 12.25 | 490 S |
| 5.5 | 8,545 | 7.875 | 250 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 22, 2002 | Mar 25, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-121-31188 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31188 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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